South Dakota Two-Thirds Majority for Tax Increases Amendment (2014)
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The South Dakota Two-Thirds Majority for Tax Increases Amendment was not on the November 4, 2014 statewide ballot in South Dakota as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment. The measure would have required that any ballot measure raising existing taxes or creating new ones receive a two-thirds majority in order to be approved.[1]
Support
The amendment is sponsored by Senator Corey Brown.[1]
Arguments
- Legislators in support of the measure argued that there is no difference between a tax increase form lawmakers and one initiated by citizens and that both should therefore be subject to the same requirements.[2]
Path to the ballot
Section 1 of Article XXIII of the South Dakota Constitution says that the South Dakota State Legislature can refer a proposed amendment to the state's voters through a majority vote.
On March 5, 2013, the South Dakota House of Representatives voted 35-34 against placing the measure on the ballot. Later that day, a motion to reconsider was voted down, effectively defeating the proposal.[3]
See also
- 2014 ballot measures
- South Dakota 2014 ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in South Dakota
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Republic Capitol Bureau, "SD amendment would raise voting requirement for taxes," February 12, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Republic Capitol Bureau, "House to decide if tax issue will go on ’14 ballot," accessed March 5, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ American News, "Amendment fails to be placed on SD ballot," accessed March 5, 2013
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